NF Railway’s Embankment Work Under MGNREGA

New Delhi: Taking forward the joint decision of the Ministry of Rural Development and the Ministry of Railways for utilizing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act for undertaking certain works for Railways, N.F. Railway has started work of widening of railway embankment in Kishanganj area of Katihar Division under MGNREGA. The work is being done underestimates sanctioned by the District Magistrate of Kishanganj district of Bihar & Uttar Dinajpur district of West Bengal.

In Kishanganj district of Bihar the proposal of embankment repair was sanctioned for 5.7 km of railway track having an approximate cost of 13.4 lakhs and accordingly work started in Pothia block of Kusiyari panchayat in Mangurjan - Aluabari Road block section in UP line under the joint supervision of Program officer Pothia block and Sr Asst Divisional Engineer, Kishanganj. Similarly, District Magistrate of Uttar Dinajpur district of West Bengal had also sanctioned supplementary estimate of embankment repair for 8.3 kms of railway track having an approximate cost of 21.5 lakhs against MGNREGA scheme. And accordingly work started in Islampur block, of Gaisal panchayat. A press release stated.

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